India has the potential to unlock gas reserves of at least 10-15 trillion cubic feet (tcf) by 2022 on the basis of discoveries made so far, Sashi Mukundan, country head for BP India said in a confe

The government has admitted that payments of up to £10,000 a household for living near a fracking well would not be distributed until a new site begins operating and producing gas – at least five y

"This is the first discovery of its kind in the Indian Ocean that has the potential to be producible," USGS said in a statement.

Shale gas production will break the UK’s climate change targets unless there is stricter regulation now, according to the government’s official advisers.

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said his department will be proactive in providing clearances to gas exploration and production (E&P) projects.

White House says to defend fracking rules in the courts

While extracting natural gas, minimising the environmental consequences above-ground is now possible at a reasonable expense by a newly found algorithm, scientists have said.

Indian corporates that are not in the energy sector are queuing up to compete with foreign firms to acquire discovered oil and gas fields being auctioned, marking a promising start to the country's

CHENNAI: The Southern Bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the State government to submit a report on its stand on the shale gas exploration allegedly done by the Oil and Natu

The practice of horizontal high-volume hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has become widespread in many areas of the United States, yet the regulatory landscape for local governments is highly variable and legally uncertain. We do not have a clear idea of what fracking-related policies local governments are adopting, nor how factors such as local government capacity influence policy adoption. We survey 140 local government officials in shale gas drilling areas in four states: Colorado, Louisiana, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania.

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